RICHMOND, Va. -- The Richmond Area Bicycling Association’s (RABA) Heart of Virginia Bike Festival will take place on Saturday, Sept. 9, and will benefit the Brain Injury Association of VA and the RABA Foundation’s “Bikes For Kids program,” which delivers some 500 bicycles to area children in need.
The Festival is centered around the Hanover County Courthouse and features four, fully-supported bike rides:
- a family-friendly 11-mile course
- a half-metric century (34 miles)
- a metric century (65 miles)
- a new, 102- mile English century ride
Andrew Mann with RABA said to bring the whole family.
“After the rides there will be food, music, and fun with many area vendors and plenty of activities for children,” said Mann.
Proceeds from the event will go to the Brain Injury Association of Virginia, which for 35 years has been exclusively devoted to serving Virginians with brain injury, their families, and those that care for and about them.
“Their mission is to advance education, awareness, support, treatment, and research, to improve the quality of life for all people affected by brain injury,” Mann said. "It's personal for me, because my brother suffered a brain injury years ago, and it's important that families know there is help out there."
You may recall, the RABA Foundation’s Bikes for Kids program raises money every year to purchase new bicycles and helmets to donate to the Richmond area Christmas Mothers, so they, in turn, can give them to less fortunate parents with children in our community.
“Do you remember how much fun it was to find a bike next to the Christmas tree?” asked Mann. “Help us make that dream come true for kids in need. This is really my passion, because every child should have a bike. With the money we raise , we purchase the unassembled bikes and then RABA volunteers all show up to put them together.”
Mann points out the ride routes follow the Patrick Henry and Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary route and feature plenty of central Virginia’s historic terrain and rolling countryside.
If you would like to register for a ride, click here.
If you would like to volunteer, click here.
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